<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/wp-content/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/sitemap.xsl'?><!-- sitemap-generator-url='http://www.arnebrachhold.de' sitemap-generator-version='4.1.23' -->
<!-- generated-on='April 20, 2026 4:08 am' -->
<urlset xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xsi:schemaLocation='http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd' xmlns='http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9'>	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/03/29/writing-a-novel-the-origin-of-an-idea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:47:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/04/06/writing-a-novel-outlining/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:41:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/04/13/writing-a-novel-research/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-19T11:31:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/04/20/writing-a-novel-the-actual-writing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:43:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/04/27/writing-a-novel-those-nagging-doubts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:41:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/05/04/writing-a-novel-rewriting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:41:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/05/11/writing-a-novel-paying-for-feedback/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:33:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/05/18/writing-a-novel-not-finding-a-publisher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:36:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/05/25/writing-a-novel-prepping-the-book-for-self-publishing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:44:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/06/01/writing-a-novel-cover-design/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:45:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/06/08/writing-a-novel-the-finishing-touches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:45:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/06/15/writing-a-novel-launch-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-12T12:41:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/06/22/writing-a-novel-marketing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:48:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2020/06/29/writing-a-novel-epilogue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-21T15:42:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2025/02/28/still-here-still-writing-and-a-new-book/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-28T13:29:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.3</priority>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.stewartmcdonald.net/2025/03/14/writing-update-march-2025/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-14T14:03:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
		<priority>0.2</priority>
	</url>
</urlset><!-- Request ID: c70b3cb8b5c216dd6eac0306af2b63ee; Queries for sitemap: 5; Total queries: 54; Seconds: 0.01; Memory for sitemap: 1KB; Total memory: 18MB -->
